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Here's a number that should stop you before you click "buy" on a new HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K right now: inventory for both products is reportedly running low…
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My 7 GPU Cryptocurrency Mining Rig Using The ASUS B250 Mining Expert
While cryptocurrency is in the toilet right now (still way up from last year but the buzz from December/January 2018 has definitely worn off), I thought I would put together…
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The AMPLIFI HD Mesh Router Review You NEED To Read
Below is the direct transcription of my Amplifi HD review video above. I cover the specs, overall user experience and one aspect to this mesh router setup that is not…
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Smoked Thanksgiving Turkey on the Big Green Egg
This year, as always, I smoked a fresh turkey from Wilkes Meat Market in Cumming, GA for Thanksgiving. With the combination of pecan wood, Big Green Egg charcoal and the…
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FS: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 6MT Sedan – 1,306whp on nitrous / 803whp on 93oct and meth
Time for the official thread. After jumping back and forth on whether or not to sell her, I have finally decided that it is time. I have had an awesome…
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Home Brew Day: A look at our home brewing process
Saturday was the perfect day to get out the home brew setup and get the first beer rolling for the season. To start…we decided to go with a bourbon porter!…
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Straight to Ale: The Taproom
So I know we are starting with a lot of Alabama breweries but it really has to do with my travel schedule right now. So I have had the Monkey…
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Beer Review: Stone Brewing Citracado Double IPA
Whenever I am in the liquor store and see a special release from Stone Brewery, it is really hard to say no. There are very few breweries out there that…
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Avondale Brewing: The Taproom
So I was passing back through Birmingham, AL this week and decided to stop by Avondale Brewing on my way to the next stop on the trip. Avondale was awarded…
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Good People Brewing: The Taproom
I was in Birmingham, AL on Tuesday so I decided to stop by Good People Brewing. There are only tours on Saturday and Sunday so I sat in the taproom…
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Spring 2016 GA wannaGOFAST: New Personal Best!
It was a great weekend at the wannaGOFAST GA 1/2 mile event. I really look forward to this one as it is 2 hours from my house. There were a…